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In this paper, we monitored over 16,000 students as they engaged in voluntary learning on an online program to examine the impact of time-of-day and within-task fatigue on participation and performance. Contrary to models of self-control that suggest that self-control is domain general and runs out, we did not find that task engagement decreased at the end of the day. These findings join others (e.g., \u003ca href=\"http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0147770\"\u003ehttp://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0147770\u003c/a\u003e) that cast doubt on the notion that self-control is based on some finite resource that diminishes with use.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI will be answering your questions at 1pm ET. Ask me Anything!\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDon’t forget to follow me on Twitter \u003ca href=\"http://www.twitter.com/minzlicht\"\u003e@minzlicht\u003c/a\u003e!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\u003c!-- SC_ON --\u003e","selftext":"Hi reddit,\r\n\r\nMy name is Michael Inzlicht and I am a professor at The University of Toronto. My research focuses on the topic of self-control and the related concepts of cognitive control and executive function.\r\n\r\nI recently published a study titled, [“A pre-registered naturalistic observation of within domain mental fatigue and domain-general depletion of self-control”](http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0182980\u0026utm_source=reddit\u0026utm_medium=ama\u0026utm_campaign=reddit-ama-128) in PLOS ONE. In this paper, we monitored over 16,000 students as they engaged in voluntary learning on an online program to examine the impact of time-of-day and within-task fatigue on participation and performance. Contrary to models of self-control that suggest that self-control is domain general and runs out, we did not find that task engagement decreased at the end of the day. These findings join others (e.g., http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0147770) that cast doubt on the notion that self-control is based on some finite resource that diminishes with use.\r\n\r\nI will be answering your questions at 1pm ET. Ask me Anything!\r\n\r\nDon’t forget to follow me on Twitter [@minzlicht](http://www.twitter.com/minzlicht)!","likes":null,"suggested_sort":"confidence","user_reports":[],"secure_media":null,"is_reddit_media_domain":false,"link_flair_text":"Mental Fatigue AMA","id":"75ow0m","banned_at_utc":null,"view_count":null,"archived":false,"clicked":false,"report_reasons":null,"title":"PLOS Science Wednesday: Hi reddit, my name is Michael and my research challenges the notion that self-control is a finite resource that diminishes with use over time – Ask Me Anything!","num_crossposts":0,"saved":false,"can_mod_post":false,"is_crosspostable":true,"pinned":false,"score":244,"approved_by":null,"over_18":false,"hidden":false,"preview":{"images":[{"source":{"url":"https://i.redditmedia.com/P5Z4if7wRQMplBFh9uHbvx3qKARSFc2UKXcbEH5Uy5Q.jpg?s=657605b42efe1bcaff4ace7c01e794de","width":320,"height":253},"resolutions":[{"url":"https://i.redditmedia.com/P5Z4if7wRQMplBFh9uHbvx3qKARSFc2UKXcbEH5Uy5Q.jpg?fit=crop\u0026crop=faces%2Centropy\u0026arh=2\u0026w=108\u0026s=df380a787a4f82a97bb89a5a3825147e","width":108,"height":85},{"url":"https://i.redditmedia.com/P5Z4if7wRQMplBFh9uHbvx3qKARSFc2UKXcbEH5Uy5Q.jpg?fit=crop\u0026crop=faces%2Centropy\u0026arh=2\u0026w=216\u0026s=68c80ac81b11e6baee6a468b505bba2c","width":216,"height":170},{"url":"https://i.redditmedia.com/P5Z4if7wRQMplBFh9uHbvx3qKARSFc2UKXcbEH5Uy5Q.jpg?fit=crop\u0026crop=faces%2Centropy\u0026arh=2\u0026w=320\u0026s=71c54272bf67793b6cafa5fa67802a81","width":320,"height":253}],"variants":{},"id":"s3O2TFABdx35gkXJXw5buUsk52w02iUa2wnVcAV_2ZA"}],"enabled":false},"num_comments":44,"thumbnail":"self","subreddit_id":"t5_mouw","hide_score":false,"edited":false,"link_flair_css_class":"psych ama","author_flair_css_class":"AMA bio reward20","contest_mode":false,"gilded":0,"locked":false,"downs":0,"brand_safe":true,"secure_media_embed":{},"removal_reason":null,"post_hint":"self","can_gild":true,"thumbnail_height":null,"parent_whitelist_status":"all_ads","name":"t3_75ow0m","spoiler":false,"permalink":"/r/science/comments/75ow0m/plos_science_wednesday_hi_reddit_my_name_is/","num_reports":null,"whitelist_status":"all_ads","stickied":false,"created":1507755616.0,"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/75ow0m/plos_science_wednesday_hi_reddit_my_name_is/","author_flair_text":"PLOS Science Wednesday Guest","quarantine":false,"author":"PLOSScienceWednesday","created_utc":1507726816.0,"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/science","distinguished":null,"media":null,"upvote_ratio":0.82,"mod_reports":[],"is_self":true,"visited":false,"subreddit_type":"public","is_video":false,"ups":244}}],"after":null,"before":null}},{"kind":"Listing","data":{"modhash":null,"whitelist_status":"all_ads","children":[{"kind":"t1","data":{"subreddit_id":"t5_mouw","approved_at_utc":null,"banned_by":null,"removal_reason":null,"link_id":"t3_75ow0m","likes":null,"replies":"","user_reports":[],"saved":false,"id":"do7r1fi","banned_at_utc":null,"gilded":0,"archived":false,"report_reasons":null,"author":"Doomhammer458","can_mod_post":false,"ups":1,"parent_id":"t3_75ow0m","score":1,"approved_by":null,"downs":0,"body":"Science AMAs are posted early to give readers a chance to ask questions and vote on the questions of others before the AMA starts.\n \n\nGuests of /r/science have volunteered to answer questions; please treat them with due respect. Comment rules will be strictly enforced, and uncivil or rude behavior will result in a loss of privileges in /r/science.\n\n\nIf you have scientific expertise, please verify this with our moderators by getting your account flaired with the appropriate title. Instructions for obtaining flair are here: [reddit Science Flair Instructions](http://www.reddit.com/r/science/wiki/flair) (Flair is automatically synced with /r/EverythingScience as well.)\n","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":"bio reward7","collapsed":false,"is_submitter":false,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eScience AMAs are posted early to give readers a chance to ask questions and vote on the questions of others before the AMA starts.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGuests of \u003ca href=\"/r/science\"\u003e/r/science\u003c/a\u003e have volunteered to answer questions; please treat them with due respect. Comment rules will be strictly enforced, and uncivil or rude behavior will result in a loss of privileges in \u003ca href=\"/r/science\"\u003e/r/science\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you have scientific expertise, please verify this with our moderators by getting your account flaired with the appropriate title. Instructions for obtaining flair are here: \u003ca href=\"http://www.reddit.com/r/science/wiki/flair\"\u003ereddit Science Flair Instructions\u003c/a\u003e (Flair is automatically synced with \u003ca href=\"/r/EverythingScience\"\u003e/r/EverythingScience\u003c/a\u003e as well.)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","stickied":true,"can_gild":true,"subreddit":"science","score_hidden":true,"subreddit_type":"public","name":"t1_do7r1fi","created":1507755634.0,"author_flair_text":"PhD|Molecular and Cellular Biology","created_utc":1507726834.0,"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/science","controversiality":0,"depth":0,"mod_reports":[],"num_reports":null,"distinguished":"moderator"}},{"kind":"t1","data":{"subreddit_id":"t5_mouw","approved_at_utc":null,"banned_by":null,"removal_reason":null,"link_id":"t3_75ow0m","likes":null,"replies":{"kind":"Listing","data":{"modhash":null,"whitelist_status":"all_ads","children":[{"kind":"t1","data":{"subreddit_id":"t5_mouw","approved_at_utc":null,"banned_by":null,"removal_reason":null,"link_id":"t3_75ow0m","likes":null,"replies":{"kind":"Listing","data":{"modhash":null,"whitelist_status":"all_ads","children":[{"kind":"t1","data":{"subreddit_id":"t5_mouw","approved_at_utc":null,"banned_by":null,"removal_reason":null,"link_id":"t3_75ow0m","likes":null,"replies":"","user_reports":[],"saved":false,"id":"do85lo4","banned_at_utc":null,"gilded":0,"archived":false,"report_reasons":null,"author":"exfarker","can_mod_post":false,"ups":7,"parent_id":"t1_do8418s","score":7,"approved_by":null,"downs":0,"body":"Got it. You're more trying to disprove the prevailing theory instead of asserting a newer model. Cool, thats good science too.","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":null,"collapsed":false,"is_submitter":false,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eGot it. You\u0026#39;re more trying to disprove the prevailing theory instead of asserting a newer model. Cool, thats good science too.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","stickied":false,"can_gild":true,"subreddit":"science","score_hidden":false,"subreddit_type":"public","name":"t1_do85lo4","created":1507772038.0,"author_flair_text":null,"created_utc":1507743238.0,"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/science","controversiality":0,"depth":2,"mod_reports":[],"num_reports":null,"distinguished":null}}],"after":null,"before":null}},"user_reports":[],"saved":false,"id":"do8418s","banned_at_utc":null,"gilded":0,"archived":false,"report_reasons":null,"author":"PLOSScienceWednesday","can_mod_post":false,"ups":7,"parent_id":"t1_do7sj4z","score":7,"approved_by":null,"downs":0,"body":"Thanks for your question. It’s a very good one. \n\nIn short, you are correct that we were unable to control for these variables. This was an observational study and we had very little information about our user’s basic habits, including whether they are early-birds or night-owls. This is important because work into people’s individual chronotypes (i.e., time of day preferences) suggests that college-aged people are more alert in late afternoon, with their circadian rhythms shifted over by a few hours. What this means is that our results might be produced by this shift in circadian rhythms. What it also means is that our results cannot be explained by a model assuming that self-control diminishes across the day. That is, prevailing models of self-control strongly suggest that control diminishes the more you use control, implying it diminishes after each waking hour. Even if we allow that undergrad students wake up late, engage in less self-control, and have far more breaks throughout the day than working adults, they should still show some declines in performance from waking to sleeping (even if that decline only starts at 5pm), at least according to resource models. And, in fact, in a supplement to the paper, we demonstrate this at the population level with a number of simulations. But, we did not find this pattern at all, but instead found patterns of increasing engagement and motivation throughout the day. This is inconsistent with any resource model and more consistent with biological explanations (e.g., circadian rhythms). \n\nThat said, your broader comment about controlling for confounding variables is a good one and we are further collaborating with Cerego to get more user information so that we can code for these very things. Is it possible that some small depletion effect would emerge after we control for chronotype? Maybe. But, even with this, it would be clear that this depletion effect is much smaller in magnitude than the possible effect of chronotype.","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":"AMA bio reward20","collapsed":false,"is_submitter":true,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThanks for your question. It’s a very good one. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn short, you are correct that we were unable to control for these variables. This was an observational study and we had very little information about our user’s basic habits, including whether they are early-birds or night-owls. This is important because work into people’s individual chronotypes (i.e., time of day preferences) suggests that college-aged people are more alert in late afternoon, with their circadian rhythms shifted over by a few hours. What this means is that our results might be produced by this shift in circadian rhythms. What it also means is that our results cannot be explained by a model assuming that self-control diminishes across the day. That is, prevailing models of self-control strongly suggest that control diminishes the more you use control, implying it diminishes after each waking hour. Even if we allow that undergrad students wake up late, engage in less self-control, and have far more breaks throughout the day than working adults, they should still show some declines in performance from waking to sleeping (even if that decline only starts at 5pm), at least according to resource models. And, in fact, in a supplement to the paper, we demonstrate this at the population level with a number of simulations. But, we did not find this pattern at all, but instead found patterns of increasing engagement and motivation throughout the day. This is inconsistent with any resource model and more consistent with biological explanations (e.g., circadian rhythms). \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat said, your broader comment about controlling for confounding variables is a good one and we are further collaborating with Cerego to get more user information so that we can code for these very things. Is it possible that some small depletion effect would emerge after we control for chronotype? Maybe. But, even with this, it would be clear that this depletion effect is much smaller in magnitude than the possible effect of chronotype.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","stickied":false,"can_gild":true,"subreddit":"science","score_hidden":false,"subreddit_type":"public","name":"t1_do8418s","created":1507770408.0,"author_flair_text":"PLOS Science Wednesday Guest","created_utc":1507741608.0,"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/science","controversiality":0,"depth":1,"mod_reports":[],"num_reports":null,"distinguished":null}}],"after":null,"before":null}},"user_reports":[],"saved":false,"id":"do7sj4z","banned_at_utc":null,"gilded":0,"archived":false,"report_reasons":null,"author":"exfarker","can_mod_post":false,"ups":34,"parent_id":"t3_75ow0m","score":34,"approved_by":null,"downs":0,"body":"After reading the abstract and methods I have to say I dont think the findings say much at all without controling for several factors (which you haven't done i believe) In fact, the most glaring flaw is the following asumption -\n\n Working under the assumption that our users engage in moderately mentally stressful activities throughout the day, the resource model of self-control would predict that users will be most willing to exert voluntary effort most in the morning and least in the evening. \n\nNot only do college students sleep late, but they have horriblely irregular schedules. (Not questioning your sample group, just the complications thereof) Did your questionnaire take into consideration the known differences in attention between night owls and morning birds (so to speak) Did you control for sleeping schedules? Did you control for the last time they ate (BSL is know to relate to attention)? If theyre reaponding via email, what prevents them for reaponding when attention is highest? Did you find a correlation for users as to when the task was performed (ie were some night responders/morning reaponders. I didnt see that in the methodology.) Which is to say, did each subject respond at a varied time, and were their individual scores considered. \n\nI think these considerations should be addressed. If I missed them in the abstract or methodology, please let me know. I actually think attention/will power research is an incredibly important part of psych. And I think many of the factors can be controlled for with the data you already have.","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":null,"collapsed":false,"is_submitter":false,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter reading the abstract and methods I have to say I dont think the findings say much at all without controling for several factors (which you haven\u0026#39;t done i believe) In fact, the most glaring flaw is the following asumption -\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWorking under the assumption that our users engage in moderately mentally stressful activities throughout the day, the resource model of self-control would predict that users will be most willing to exert voluntary effort most in the morning and least in the evening. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNot only do college students sleep late, but they have horriblely irregular schedules. (Not questioning your sample group, just the complications thereof) Did your questionnaire take into consideration the known differences in attention between night owls and morning birds (so to speak) Did you control for sleeping schedules? Did you control for the last time they ate (BSL is know to relate to attention)? If theyre reaponding via email, what prevents them for reaponding when attention is highest? Did you find a correlation for users as to when the task was performed (ie were some night responders/morning reaponders. I didnt see that in the methodology.) Which is to say, did each subject respond at a varied time, and were their individual scores considered. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI think these considerations should be addressed. If I missed them in the abstract or methodology, please let me know. I actually think attention/will power research is an incredibly important part of psych. And I think many of the factors can be controlled for with the data you already have.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","stickied":false,"can_gild":true,"subreddit":"science","score_hidden":false,"subreddit_type":"public","name":"t1_do7sj4z","created":1507757713.0,"author_flair_text":null,"created_utc":1507728913.0,"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/science","controversiality":0,"depth":0,"mod_reports":[],"num_reports":null,"distinguished":null}},{"kind":"t1","data":{"subreddit_id":"t5_mouw","approved_at_utc":null,"banned_by":null,"removal_reason":null,"link_id":"t3_75ow0m","likes":null,"replies":{"kind":"Listing","data":{"modhash":null,"whitelist_status":"all_ads","children":[{"kind":"t1","data":{"subreddit_id":"t5_mouw","approved_at_utc":null,"banned_by":null,"removal_reason":null,"link_id":"t3_75ow0m","likes":null,"replies":{"kind":"Listing","data":{"modhash":null,"whitelist_status":"all_ads","children":[{"kind":"t1","data":{"subreddit_id":"t5_mouw","approved_at_utc":null,"banned_by":null,"removal_reason":null,"link_id":"t3_75ow0m","likes":null,"replies":"","user_reports":[],"saved":false,"id":"do88d44","banned_at_utc":null,"gilded":0,"archived":false,"report_reasons":null,"author":"helm","can_mod_post":false,"ups":1,"parent_id":"t1_do84o24","score":1,"approved_by":null,"downs":0,"body":"Excellent answers! Thank you. The connection between physical and mental fatigue is raised as a possible explanation for how (for example) triathlon athletes can perform well for hours, then collapse, then recover quickly without measurable *physical* distress. Have you seen any studies of that link?","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":"physics","collapsed":false,"is_submitter":false,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcellent answers! Thank you. The connection between physical and mental fatigue is raised as a possible explanation for how (for example) triathlon athletes can perform well for hours, then collapse, then recover quickly without measurable \u003cem\u003ephysical\u003c/em\u003e distress. Have you seen any studies of that link?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","stickied":false,"can_gild":true,"subreddit":"science","score_hidden":false,"subreddit_type":"public","name":"t1_do88d44","created":1507774896.0,"author_flair_text":"MS | Physics | Quantum Optics","created_utc":1507746096.0,"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/science","controversiality":0,"depth":2,"mod_reports":[],"num_reports":null,"distinguished":null}}],"after":null,"before":null}},"user_reports":[],"saved":false,"id":"do84o24","banned_at_utc":null,"gilded":0,"archived":false,"report_reasons":null,"author":"PLOSScienceWednesday","can_mod_post":false,"ups":5,"parent_id":"t1_do7rhfl","score":5,"approved_by":null,"downs":0,"body":"This study is very much related to general mental fatigue. It suggests that at least when performing one task continuously, that you should expect performance to start declining after about 30 minutes, with significant declines by about 50 minutes. And, to be honest, this might be an underestimate given the structure of the data we observed. \n\nYou also ask about the relation between physical and mental fatigue. It would be natural to lump them together because they share similar phenomenology—being mentally tired feels similar to being physically tired—but more research is needed to know if they are indeed so similar. Right now, it’s unclear. \n\nYou also ask about about how mental effort impacts physical effort. This is even less clear. There is some interesting work suggesting that physical performance (performance in various soccer tasks) might be impacted by prior cognitive exertion, but then there is also work suggesting that cognitive performance is *enhanced* when it follows physical exertion. So, while there might be an empirical link between the two, there is still so much to explore.","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":"AMA bio reward20","collapsed":false,"is_submitter":true,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study is very much related to general mental fatigue. It suggests that at least when performing one task continuously, that you should expect performance to start declining after about 30 minutes, with significant declines by about 50 minutes. And, to be honest, this might be an underestimate given the structure of the data we observed. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou also ask about the relation between physical and mental fatigue. It would be natural to lump them together because they share similar phenomenology—being mentally tired feels similar to being physically tired—but more research is needed to know if they are indeed so similar. Right now, it’s unclear. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou also ask about about how mental effort impacts physical effort. This is even less clear. There is some interesting work suggesting that physical performance (performance in various soccer tasks) might be impacted by prior cognitive exertion, but then there is also work suggesting that cognitive performance is \u003cem\u003eenhanced\u003c/em\u003e when it follows physical exertion. So, while there might be an empirical link between the two, there is still so much to explore.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","stickied":false,"can_gild":true,"subreddit":"science","score_hidden":false,"subreddit_type":"public","name":"t1_do84o24","created":1507771063.0,"author_flair_text":"PLOS Science Wednesday Guest","created_utc":1507742263.0,"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/science","controversiality":0,"depth":1,"mod_reports":[],"num_reports":null,"distinguished":null}}],"after":null,"before":null}},"user_reports":[],"saved":false,"id":"do7rhfl","banned_at_utc":null,"gilded":0,"archived":false,"report_reasons":null,"author":"helm","can_mod_post":false,"ups":10,"parent_id":"t3_75ow0m","score":10,"approved_by":null,"downs":0,"body":"Hi Michael, thanks for doing an AMA!\n\nHow is this tied in with general mental fatigue? Some experiments indicate that strenuous physical activities become harder after being exposed to low-reward tasks that heavily engage the work memory.","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":"physics","collapsed":false,"is_submitter":false,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eHi Michael, thanks for doing an AMA!\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow is this tied in with general mental fatigue? Some experiments indicate that strenuous physical activities become harder after being exposed to low-reward tasks that heavily engage the work memory.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","stickied":false,"can_gild":true,"subreddit":"science","score_hidden":false,"subreddit_type":"public","name":"t1_do7rhfl","created":1507756290.0,"author_flair_text":"MS | Physics | Quantum Optics","created_utc":1507727490.0,"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/science","controversiality":0,"depth":0,"mod_reports":[],"num_reports":null,"distinguished":null}},{"kind":"t1","data":{"subreddit_id":"t5_mouw","approved_at_utc":null,"banned_by":null,"removal_reason":null,"link_id":"t3_75ow0m","likes":null,"replies":{"kind":"Listing","data":{"modhash":null,"whitelist_status":"all_ads","children":[{"kind":"t1","data":{"subreddit_id":"t5_mouw","approved_at_utc":null,"banned_by":null,"removal_reason":null,"link_id":"t3_75ow0m","likes":null,"replies":{"kind":"Listing","data":{"modhash":null,"whitelist_status":"all_ads","children":[{"kind":"t1","data":{"subreddit_id":"t5_mouw","approved_at_utc":null,"banned_by":null,"removal_reason":null,"link_id":"t3_75ow0m","likes":null,"replies":"","user_reports":[],"saved":false,"id":"do8522l","banned_at_utc":null,"gilded":0,"archived":false,"report_reasons":null,"author":"aditseth03","can_mod_post":false,"ups":2,"parent_id":"t1_do84zrh","score":2,"approved_by":null,"downs":0,"body":"Thank you for the answer :)","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":null,"collapsed":false,"is_submitter":false,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThank you for the answer :)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","stickied":false,"can_gild":true,"subreddit":"science","score_hidden":false,"subreddit_type":"public","name":"t1_do8522l","created":1507771469.0,"author_flair_text":null,"created_utc":1507742669.0,"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/science","controversiality":0,"depth":2,"mod_reports":[],"num_reports":null,"distinguished":null}}],"after":null,"before":null}},"user_reports":[],"saved":false,"id":"do84zrh","banned_at_utc":null,"gilded":0,"archived":false,"report_reasons":null,"author":"PLOSScienceWednesday","can_mod_post":false,"ups":2,"parent_id":"t1_do7rkrb","score":2,"approved_by":null,"downs":0,"body":"Self-control has an intrinsic feeling attached to it. It typically feels aversive (associated with words like difficult, anxiety, frustration, stress), and is associated with all sorts of physiological responses indicative of an organism on high alert, possibly distressed. That said, these feelings are generally low in intensity, so not overwhelming. But even with that said, I note that people (and other animals) generally avoid effortful (i.e., controlled) tasks; they simply don't like it.\n\nre: is it easier to control happy vs angry impulses; I'm just not sure. Control is often called upon to restrain \"happy\" impulses (e.g., \"give me that food!\"); but also to restrain angry ones (e.g., \"I want to punch that person\"). 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Is it easier to control 'happy' impulses than 'angry' impulses?","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":null,"collapsed":false,"is_submitter":false,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoes self control operate with some specific emotion? Is it easier to control \u0026#39;happy\u0026#39; impulses than \u0026#39;angry\u0026#39; impulses?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","stickied":false,"can_gild":true,"subreddit":"science","score_hidden":false,"subreddit_type":"public","name":"t1_do7rkrb","created":1507756403.0,"author_flair_text":null,"created_utc":1507727603.0,"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/science","controversiality":0,"depth":0,"mod_reports":[],"num_reports":null,"distinguished":null}},{"kind":"t1","data":{"subreddit_id":"t5_mouw","approved_at_utc":null,"banned_by":null,"removal_reason":null,"link_id":"t3_75ow0m","likes":null,"replies":{"kind":"Listing","data":{"modhash":null,"whitelist_status":"all_ads","children":[{"kind":"t1","data":{"subreddit_id":"t5_mouw","approved_at_utc":null,"banned_by":null,"removal_reason":null,"link_id":"t3_75ow0m","likes":null,"replies":{"kind":"Listing","data":{"modhash":null,"whitelist_status":"all_ads","children":[{"kind":"t1","data":{"subreddit_id":"t5_mouw","approved_at_utc":null,"banned_by":null,"removal_reason":null,"link_id":"t3_75ow0m","likes":null,"replies":"","user_reports":[],"saved":false,"id":"do883xz","banned_at_utc":null,"gilded":0,"archived":false,"report_reasons":null,"author":"lucaxx85","can_mod_post":false,"ups":1,"parent_id":"t1_do8772h","score":1,"approved_by":null,"downs":0,"body":"Thank you, interesting.\n\nIndeed the glycogen hypothesis does sound very sketchy. But I'd also rule out opportunity costs when we're talking about very short term actions like the ones I said. When you're taking a 2 minutes timed test, you don't get distracted, you really can't make it anymore and need to breath 5 seconds.\nTo me it also happens when I have to sum a large sequence of numbers in your mind. You get to a point where you just feel overwhelmed and need to stop. ","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":"med","collapsed":false,"is_submitter":false,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThank you, interesting.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIndeed the glycogen hypothesis does sound very sketchy. But I\u0026#39;d also rule out opportunity costs when we\u0026#39;re talking about very short term actions like the ones I said. When you\u0026#39;re taking a 2 minutes timed test, you don\u0026#39;t get distracted, you really can\u0026#39;t make it anymore and need to breath 5 seconds.\nTo me it also happens when I have to sum a large sequence of numbers in your mind. 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But this has been VERY controversial and essentially disconfirmed as a biologically plausible mechanism. A second explanation is that the feeling of effort occurs when one is incurring opportunity costs (when one could be using cognitive capacity on other, more rewarding things). A third possibility suggests that effort feels the way it does to prevent cross-talk from other, related brain processes. \n\nThe Q of why control feels like it does is super interesting and one that is an area of active research ","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":"AMA bio reward20","collapsed":false,"is_submitter":true,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a hard question to answer: why does effort feel so overwhelming, as if we can\u0026#39;t go on? Some have speculated that this occurs because effort relies on some limited metabolic resource in the brain that runs out (e.g., brain glycogen). But this has been VERY controversial and essentially disconfirmed as a biologically plausible mechanism. A second explanation is that the feeling of effort occurs when one is incurring opportunity costs (when one could be using cognitive capacity on other, more rewarding things). 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I've got a question regarding the concept of mental fatigue in general.\n\nI've taken lots of psychology tests as a healthy volunteer. Those where you need to do the highest possible number of increasingly difficult exercises in a short amount of time. At times, I feel the need to stop in the middle of the 3 minutes timespan for some seconds. I'd say it's exactly the same feeling like when I'm lifting weights and get to the failure point, but this time \"in the brain\". I can't even describe how it feels exactly to have overexercised the brain. And it's not like I exactly \"rest\" to recover when I \"stop thinking\" for 5 seconds... It's not like I left and went watching TV.\n\nCan you clarify this? What's happening inside us? Is this related to the kind of mental fatigue that you observe in larger timescales?","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":"med","collapsed":false,"is_submitter":false,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eHi there! I\u0026#39;ve got a question regarding the concept of mental fatigue in general.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI\u0026#39;ve taken lots of psychology tests as a healthy volunteer. Those where you need to do the highest possible number of increasingly difficult exercises in a short amount of time. At times, I feel the need to stop in the middle of the 3 minutes timespan for some seconds. I\u0026#39;d say it\u0026#39;s exactly the same feeling like when I\u0026#39;m lifting weights and get to the failure point, but this time \u0026quot;in the brain\u0026quot;. I can\u0026#39;t even describe how it feels exactly to have overexercised the brain. And it\u0026#39;s not like I exactly \u0026quot;rest\u0026quot; to recover when I \u0026quot;stop thinking\u0026quot; for 5 seconds... It\u0026#39;s not like I left and went watching TV.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCan you clarify this? What\u0026#39;s happening inside us? Is this related to the kind of mental fatigue that you observe in larger timescales?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","stickied":false,"can_gild":true,"subreddit":"science","score_hidden":false,"subreddit_type":"public","name":"t1_do7u5nq","created":1507759774.0,"author_flair_text":"PhD|Medical Imaging|Nuclear Medicine","created_utc":1507730974.0,"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/science","controversiality":0,"depth":0,"mod_reports":[],"num_reports":null,"distinguished":null}},{"kind":"t1","data":{"subreddit_id":"t5_mouw","approved_at_utc":null,"banned_by":null,"removal_reason":null,"link_id":"t3_75ow0m","likes":null,"replies":"","user_reports":[],"saved":false,"id":"do81e6d","banned_at_utc":null,"gilded":0,"archived":false,"report_reasons":null,"author":"Only_the_Tip","can_mod_post":false,"ups":3,"parent_id":"t3_75ow0m","score":3,"approved_by":null,"downs":0,"body":"who thought this, I would naturally assume the 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we please keep this focused on Rampart?","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":"AMA bio reward20","collapsed":false,"is_submitter":true,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan we please keep this focused on Rampart?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","stickied":false,"can_gild":true,"subreddit":"science","score_hidden":false,"subreddit_type":"public","name":"t1_do85fju","created":1507771859.0,"author_flair_text":"PLOS Science Wednesday Guest","created_utc":1507743059.0,"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/science","controversiality":0,"depth":1,"mod_reports":[],"num_reports":null,"distinguished":null}}],"after":null,"before":null}},"user_reports":[],"saved":false,"id":"do7ridp","banned_at_utc":null,"gilded":0,"archived":false,"report_reasons":null,"author":"practeerts","can_mod_post":false,"ups":2,"parent_id":"t3_75ow0m","score":2,"approved_by":null,"downs":0,"body":"Is there a difference in voluntary participation and compulsory participation?","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":null,"collapsed":false,"is_submitter":false,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs there a difference in voluntary participation and compulsory 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personally find it hard to believe that we can have a saturation point of control as well.\n\nThank you for the answer!","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":null,"collapsed":false,"is_submitter":false,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eI personally find it hard to believe that we can have a saturation point of control as well.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThank you for the answer!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","stickied":false,"can_gild":true,"subreddit":"science","score_hidden":false,"subreddit_type":"public","name":"t1_do85ij8","created":1507771948.0,"author_flair_text":null,"created_utc":1507743148.0,"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/science","controversiality":0,"depth":2,"mod_reports":[],"num_reports":null,"distinguished":null}}],"after":null,"before":null}},"user_reports":[],"saved":false,"id":"do85c52","banned_at_utc":null,"gilded":0,"archived":false,"report_reasons":null,"author":"PLOSScienceWednesday","can_mod_post":false,"ups":2,"parent_id":"t1_do7rmrb","score":2,"approved_by":null,"downs":0,"body":"Another great question!\n\nDepends on who you ask. Resource theorists say \"yes\", that control eventually runs out. My own analysis suggests otherwise. I suspect that control is less a question of ability and more a question of willingness or motivation. So it's not that control runs out, per se, but that motivation starts waning. When I grab that bag of Doritos on my couch at the end of a hard day, is it that I *can't* control myself, or is it that I allow myself that indulgence as a reward to myself? \n\nIt might seem like I'm splitting hairs here, but this distinction between ability and willingness is important for improving people's ability to reach their goals. If it's about ability, we might want to train up that ability to increase people's capacity. If it's the latter, we might need to change how people relate to their own goals.","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":"AMA bio reward20","collapsed":false,"is_submitter":true,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnother great question!\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDepends on who you ask. Resource theorists say \u0026quot;yes\u0026quot;, that control eventually runs out. My own analysis suggests otherwise. I suspect that control is less a question of ability and more a question of willingness or motivation. So it\u0026#39;s not that control runs out, per se, but that motivation starts waning. When I grab that bag of Doritos on my couch at the end of a hard day, is it that I \u003cem\u003ecan\u0026#39;t\u003c/em\u003e control myself, or is it that I allow myself that indulgence as a reward to myself? \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt might seem like I\u0026#39;m splitting hairs here, but this distinction between ability and willingness is important for improving people\u0026#39;s ability to reach their goals. If it\u0026#39;s about ability, we might want to train up that ability to increase people\u0026#39;s capacity. If it\u0026#39;s the latter, we might need to change how people relate to their own goals.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","stickied":false,"can_gild":true,"subreddit":"science","score_hidden":false,"subreddit_type":"public","name":"t1_do85c52","created":1507771760.0,"author_flair_text":"PLOS Science Wednesday Guest","created_utc":1507742960.0,"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/science","controversiality":0,"depth":1,"mod_reports":[],"num_reports":null,"distinguished":null}}],"after":null,"before":null}},"user_reports":[],"saved":false,"id":"do7rmrb","banned_at_utc":null,"gilded":0,"archived":false,"report_reasons":null,"author":"aditseth03","can_mod_post":false,"ups":2,"parent_id":"t3_75ow0m","score":2,"approved_by":null,"downs":0,"body":"Do you think there is a saturation point for self control? After a point post which the control is Practically nothing?","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":null,"collapsed":false,"is_submitter":false,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo you think there is a saturation point for self control? After a point post which the control is Practically nothing?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","stickied":false,"can_gild":true,"subreddit":"science","score_hidden":false,"subreddit_type":"public","name":"t1_do7rmrb","created":1507756480.0,"author_flair_text":null,"created_utc":1507727680.0,"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/science","controversiality":0,"depth":0,"mod_reports":[],"num_reports":null,"distinguished":null}},{"kind":"t1","data":{"subreddit_id":"t5_mouw","approved_at_utc":null,"banned_by":null,"removal_reason":null,"link_id":"t3_75ow0m","likes":null,"replies":{"kind":"Listing","data":{"modhash":null,"whitelist_status":"all_ads","children":[{"kind":"t1","data":{"subreddit_id":"t5_mouw","approved_at_utc":null,"banned_by":null,"removal_reason":null,"link_id":"t3_75ow0m","likes":null,"replies":"","user_reports":[],"saved":false,"id":"do85pij","banned_at_utc":null,"gilded":0,"archived":false,"report_reasons":null,"author":"PLOSScienceWednesday","can_mod_post":false,"ups":3,"parent_id":"t1_do7syw9","score":3,"approved_by":null,"downs":0,"body":"My answer is controversial. I think our ability to effortfully control ourselves is largely determined by our own beliefs! There is this interesting research by Veronika Job (http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797610384745) suggesting that what people believe about their own self-control moderates how well they exert control.\n\nThat said, self-control is a multifaceted construct. So if we broaden it out to include traits such as conscientiousness or grit, then it's also clear that genes play a very big role in determining how well people plan, how organized they are, and how well they are at meeting their goals.","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":"AMA bio reward20","collapsed":false,"is_submitter":true,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy answer is controversial. I think our ability to effortfully control ourselves is largely determined by our own beliefs! There is this interesting research by Veronika Job (\u003ca href=\"http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797610384745\"\u003ehttp://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797610384745\u003c/a\u003e) suggesting that what people believe about their own self-control moderates how well they exert control.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat said, self-control is a multifaceted construct. 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I've found my ability to control eating habits is reinforced over time; the more I choose to eat well, the easier it is to do so. However, my diets tend to fail when I allow myself to eat unhealthily and find it much harder to exert self control over the desire to continue eating that way.\n\nDoes self control become easier to maintain over a long period of time? When control is challenged after being maintained for a long period, is it more difficult to reassert?","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":null,"collapsed":false,"is_submitter":false,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen dieting I rely on self control to avoid unhealthy food. I\u0026#39;ve found my ability to control eating habits is reinforced over time; the more I choose to eat well, the easier it is to do so. However, my diets tend to fail when I allow myself to eat unhealthily and find it much harder to exert self control over the desire to continue eating that way.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDoes self control become easier to maintain over a long period of time? 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If food restored people, you'd expect this...","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":"AMA bio reward20","collapsed":false,"is_submitter":true,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreat Q!\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNot sure our data falsify this directly, but if we examine our time of day effects, we DO NOT see an increase in performance or engagement after typical lunch or dinner times, for example. 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How does this data falsify that?","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":null,"collapsed":false,"is_submitter":false,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDepletion models have argued that renewal comes from eating and resting, not exclusively from sleeping. How does this data falsify that?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","stickied":false,"can_gild":true,"subreddit":"science","score_hidden":false,"subreddit_type":"public","name":"t1_do7w0pd","created":1507761961.0,"author_flair_text":null,"created_utc":1507733161.0,"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/science","controversiality":0,"depth":0,"mod_reports":[],"num_reports":null,"distinguished":null}},{"kind":"t1","data":{"subreddit_id":"t5_mouw","approved_at_utc":null,"banned_by":null,"removal_reason":null,"link_id":"t3_75ow0m","likes":null,"replies":"","user_reports":[],"saved":false,"id":"do7slsi","banned_at_utc":null,"gilded":0,"archived":false,"report_reasons":null,"author":"neurobeegirl","can_mod_post":false,"ups":1,"parent_id":"t3_75ow0m","score":1,"approved_by":null,"downs":0,"body":"Hi, thank you for doing this AMA!\n\nIn light of this finding, what do you speculate about the usefulness of \"practicing\" or working to develop self-control? If it is not a finite resource that could be increased or expanded with use, is it still something that one could improve at qualitatively?","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":"med reward5","collapsed":false,"is_submitter":false,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eHi, thank you for doing this AMA!\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn light of this finding, what do you speculate about the usefulness of \u0026quot;practicing\u0026quot; or working to develop self-control? If it is not a finite resource that could be increased or expanded with use, is it still something that one could improve at qualitatively?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","stickied":false,"can_gild":true,"subreddit":"science","score_hidden":false,"subreddit_type":"public","name":"t1_do7slsi","created":1507757813.0,"author_flair_text":"PhD | Neuroscience","created_utc":1507729013.0,"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/science","controversiality":0,"depth":0,"mod_reports":[],"num_reports":null,"distinguished":null}},{"kind":"t1","data":{"subreddit_id":"t5_mouw","approved_at_utc":null,"banned_by":null,"removal_reason":null,"link_id":"t3_75ow0m","likes":null,"replies":{"kind":"Listing","data":{"modhash":null,"whitelist_status":"all_ads","children":[{"kind":"t1","data":{"subreddit_id":"t5_mouw","approved_at_utc":null,"banned_by":null,"removal_reason":null,"link_id":"t3_75ow0m","likes":null,"replies":"","user_reports":[],"saved":false,"id":"do86cro","banned_at_utc":null,"gilded":0,"archived":false,"report_reasons":null,"author":"PLOSScienceWednesday","can_mod_post":false,"ups":3,"parent_id":"t1_do7tqal","score":3,"approved_by":null,"downs":0,"body":"Not really. I got into work on self-control to understand the impact of belonging to a stigmatized group. I wondered if it could impact self-control. I quickly realized, though, that to answer that question I needed to know a lot more about self-control. So I started learning...and never left!","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":"AMA bio reward20","collapsed":false,"is_submitter":true,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot really. I got into work on self-control to understand the impact of belonging to a stigmatized group. I wondered if it could impact self-control. I quickly realized, though, that to answer that question I needed to know a lot more about self-control. So I started learning...and never left!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","stickied":false,"can_gild":true,"subreddit":"science","score_hidden":false,"subreddit_type":"public","name":"t1_do86cro","created":1507772812.0,"author_flair_text":"PLOS Science Wednesday Guest","created_utc":1507744012.0,"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/science","controversiality":0,"depth":1,"mod_reports":[],"num_reports":null,"distinguished":null}}],"after":null,"before":null}},"user_reports":[],"saved":false,"id":"do7tqal","banned_at_utc":null,"gilded":0,"archived":false,"report_reasons":null,"author":"dw_jb","can_mod_post":false,"ups":1,"parent_id":"t3_75ow0m","score":1,"approved_by":null,"downs":0,"body":"More of a personal question: is your hypothesis inspired by your own life experience e.g. Introspection or behavior of family members or friends ?","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":null,"collapsed":false,"is_submitter":false,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore of a personal question: is your hypothesis inspired by your own life experience e.g. Introspection or behavior of family members or friends ?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","stickied":false,"can_gild":true,"subreddit":"science","score_hidden":false,"subreddit_type":"public","name":"t1_do7tqal","created":1507759250.0,"author_flair_text":null,"created_utc":1507730450.0,"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/science","controversiality":0,"depth":0,"mod_reports":[],"num_reports":null,"distinguished":null}},{"kind":"t1","data":{"subreddit_id":"t5_mouw","approved_at_utc":null,"banned_by":null,"removal_reason":null,"link_id":"t3_75ow0m","likes":null,"replies":{"kind":"Listing","data":{"modhash":null,"whitelist_status":"all_ads","children":[{"kind":"t1","data":{"subreddit_id":"t5_mouw","approved_at_utc":null,"banned_by":null,"removal_reason":null,"link_id":"t3_75ow0m","likes":null,"replies":"","user_reports":[],"saved":false,"id":"do86uyr","banned_at_utc":null,"gilded":0,"archived":false,"report_reasons":null,"author":"PLOSScienceWednesday","can_mod_post":false,"ups":3,"parent_id":"t1_do7xhct","score":3,"approved_by":null,"downs":0,"body":"I addressed this a bit above, but let me share some of my more recent ideas. I recently examined the literature on \"learned industriousness,\" which is the idea that some people (and other animals) learn that effort pays, that is that high effort often begets high reward. To the extent that you've learned this (e.g., experiencing how practice improves outcomes; that hard work translates to better outcomes) you might start valuing effort, hard work, and control. So, can we leverage this to improve self-control? In contrast to the current reward structure, where sometimes children get prizes for just showing up, what if we trained effort by rewarding it systematically? Will this increase people's willingness to exert effort? We are testing this right now.","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":"AMA bio reward20","collapsed":false,"is_submitter":true,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eI addressed this a bit above, but let me share some of my more recent ideas. I recently examined the literature on \u0026quot;learned industriousness,\u0026quot; which is the idea that some people (and other animals) learn that effort pays, that is that high effort often begets high reward. To the extent that you\u0026#39;ve learned this (e.g., experiencing how practice improves outcomes; that hard work translates to better outcomes) you might start valuing effort, hard work, and control. So, can we leverage this to improve self-control? In contrast to the current reward structure, where sometimes children get prizes for just showing up, what if we trained effort by rewarding it systematically? Will this increase people\u0026#39;s willingness to exert effort? We are testing this right now.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","stickied":false,"can_gild":true,"subreddit":"science","score_hidden":false,"subreddit_type":"public","name":"t1_do86uyr","created":1507773336.0,"author_flair_text":"PLOS Science Wednesday Guest","created_utc":1507744536.0,"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/science","controversiality":0,"depth":1,"mod_reports":[],"num_reports":null,"distinguished":null}}],"after":null,"before":null}},"user_reports":[],"saved":false,"id":"do7xhct","banned_at_utc":null,"gilded":0,"archived":false,"report_reasons":null,"author":"muggledave","can_mod_post":false,"ups":1,"parent_id":"t3_75ow0m","score":1,"approved_by":null,"downs":0,"body":"Do you have any ideas, findings, or hypotheses relating to things that people can do to increase or train their on-task will power, or will power in general?","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":null,"collapsed":false,"is_submitter":false,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo you have any ideas, findings, or hypotheses relating to things that people can do to increase or train their on-task will power, or will power in general?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","stickied":false,"can_gild":true,"subreddit":"science","score_hidden":false,"subreddit_type":"public","name":"t1_do7xhct","created":1507763592.0,"author_flair_text":null,"created_utc":1507734792.0,"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/science","controversiality":0,"depth":0,"mod_reports":[],"num_reports":null,"distinguished":null}},{"kind":"t1","data":{"subreddit_id":"t5_mouw","approved_at_utc":null,"banned_by":null,"removal_reason":null,"link_id":"t3_75ow0m","likes":null,"replies":"","user_reports":[],"saved":false,"id":"do7z9nk","banned_at_utc":null,"gilded":0,"archived":false,"report_reasons":null,"author":"Quo_Usque","can_mod_post":false,"ups":1,"parent_id":"t3_75ow0m","score":1,"approved_by":null,"downs":0,"body":"Thanks for doing this AMA! If I understand your abstract correctly, your study finds that people do experience mental fatigue after about an hour on the same task, but that time of day does not affect how long they can pay attention? Do you think you would get similar results with people with ADHD? That is, does time of day affect how well people with ADHD can engage in a task? ","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":null,"collapsed":false,"is_submitter":false,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThanks for doing this AMA! If I understand your abstract correctly, your study finds that people do experience mental fatigue after about an hour on the same task, but that time of day does not affect how long they can pay attention? Do you think you would get similar results with people with ADHD? That is, does time of day affect how well people with ADHD can engage in a task? \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","stickied":false,"can_gild":true,"subreddit":"science","score_hidden":false,"subreddit_type":"public","name":"t1_do7z9nk","created":1507765486.0,"author_flair_text":null,"created_utc":1507736686.0,"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/science","controversiality":0,"depth":0,"mod_reports":[],"num_reports":null,"distinguished":null}},{"kind":"t1","data":{"subreddit_id":"t5_mouw","approved_at_utc":null,"banned_by":null,"removal_reason":null,"link_id":"t3_75ow0m","likes":null,"replies":"","user_reports":[],"saved":false,"id":"do83v8k","banned_at_utc":null,"gilded":0,"archived":false,"report_reasons":null,"author":"PLOSScienceWednesday","can_mod_post":false,"ups":1,"parent_id":"t3_75ow0m","score":1,"approved_by":null,"downs":0,"body":"Hi everyone, this is Michael Inzlicht, professor of psychology at the University of Toronto. Thanks for all your questions! I'll try to get through as many as I can!\n\nAsk me anything!","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":"AMA bio reward20","collapsed":false,"is_submitter":true,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eHi everyone, this is Michael Inzlicht, professor of psychology at the University of Toronto. Thanks for all your questions! I\u0026#39;ll try to get through as many as I can!\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAsk me anything!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","stickied":false,"can_gild":true,"subreddit":"science","score_hidden":false,"subreddit_type":"public","name":"t1_do83v8k","created":1507770236.0,"author_flair_text":"PLOS Science Wednesday Guest","created_utc":1507741436.0,"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/science","controversiality":0,"depth":0,"mod_reports":[],"num_reports":null,"distinguished":null}},{"kind":"t1","data":{"subreddit_id":"t5_mouw","approved_at_utc":null,"banned_by":null,"removal_reason":null,"link_id":"t3_75ow0m","likes":null,"replies":"","user_reports":[],"saved":false,"id":"do850oa","banned_at_utc":null,"gilded":0,"archived":false,"report_reasons":null,"author":"Hafornin","can_mod_post":false,"ups":1,"parent_id":"t3_75ow0m","score":1,"approved_by":null,"downs":0,"body":"Hi, and thanks for doing this AMA!\n\nHow could this be applied to a significant part of the population?\n\nIs it know if the same goes for older people? Could this be related in some crazy way to neuronal plasticity?","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":null,"collapsed":false,"is_submitter":false,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eHi, and thanks for doing this AMA!\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow could this be applied to a significant part of the population?\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIs it know if the same goes for older people? Could this be related in some crazy way to neuronal plasticity?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","stickied":false,"can_gild":true,"subreddit":"science","score_hidden":false,"subreddit_type":"public","name":"t1_do850oa","created":1507771428.0,"author_flair_text":null,"created_utc":1507742628.0,"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/science","controversiality":0,"depth":0,"mod_reports":[],"num_reports":null,"distinguished":null}},{"kind":"t1","data":{"subreddit_id":"t5_mouw","approved_at_utc":null,"banned_by":null,"removal_reason":null,"link_id":"t3_75ow0m","likes":null,"replies":"","user_reports":[],"saved":false,"id":"do87d9w","banned_at_utc":null,"gilded":0,"archived":false,"report_reasons":null,"author":"PLOSScienceWednesday","can_mod_post":false,"ups":1,"parent_id":"t3_75ow0m","score":1,"approved_by":null,"downs":0,"body":"Thanks for all your questions! I was a bit nervous going into this, but I really enjoyed interacting with all of you! My time is up, so my apologies for not getting to all your questions. Thank you again!\n\nMichael","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":"AMA bio reward20","collapsed":false,"is_submitter":true,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThanks for all your questions! I was a bit nervous going into this, but I really enjoyed interacting with all of you! My time is up, so my apologies for not getting to all your questions. Thank you again!\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMichael\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","stickied":false,"can_gild":true,"subreddit":"science","score_hidden":false,"subreddit_type":"public","name":"t1_do87d9w","created":1507773868.0,"author_flair_text":"PLOS Science Wednesday Guest","created_utc":1507745068.0,"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/science","controversiality":0,"depth":0,"mod_reports":[],"num_reports":null,"distinguished":null}},{"kind":"t1","data":{"subreddit_id":"t5_mouw","approved_at_utc":null,"banned_by":null,"removal_reason":null,"link_id":"t3_75ow0m","likes":null,"replies":"","user_reports":[],"saved":false,"id":"do88ag3","banned_at_utc":null,"gilded":0,"archived":false,"report_reasons":null,"author":"BootyBootyFartFart","can_mod_post":false,"ups":1,"parent_id":"t3_75ow0m","score":1,"approved_by":null,"downs":0,"body":"Hi, If I'm understanding correctly, you argue that ego-depletion effects are moderated by people's personal beliefs about their own willpower. This seems somewhat related to the notion that high self-esteem or self-confidence could have causal effects upon persistence and ultimately success. However, I had always been under the impression that the numerous studies on self esteem a couple of decades ago struggled to find any evidence for such a causal relationship. I was wondering how you reconcile your argument about self-beliefs affecting willpower with those findings. Thanks!","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":null,"collapsed":false,"is_submitter":false,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eHi, If I\u0026#39;m understanding correctly, you argue that ego-depletion effects are moderated by people\u0026#39;s personal beliefs about their own willpower. This seems somewhat related to the notion that high self-esteem or self-confidence could have causal effects upon persistence and ultimately success. However, I had always been under the impression that the numerous studies on self esteem a couple of decades ago struggled to find any evidence for such a causal relationship. I was wondering how you reconcile your argument about self-beliefs affecting willpower with those findings. Thanks!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","stickied":false,"can_gild":true,"subreddit":"science","score_hidden":false,"subreddit_type":"public","name":"t1_do88ag3","created":1507774819.0,"author_flair_text":null,"created_utc":1507746019.0,"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/science","controversiality":0,"depth":0,"mod_reports":[],"num_reports":null,"distinguished":null}},{"kind":"t1","data":{"subreddit_id":"t5_mouw","approved_at_utc":null,"banned_by":null,"removal_reason":null,"link_id":"t3_75ow0m","likes":null,"replies":"","user_reports":[],"saved":false,"id":"do8biso","banned_at_utc":null,"gilded":0,"archived":false,"report_reasons":null,"author":"FellowHoustonian96","can_mod_post":false,"ups":1,"parent_id":"t3_75ow0m","score":1,"approved_by":null,"downs":0,"body":"Hello there, how would you explain the reverse situation of this study? For example, me as a college student, usually find studying for the same subject more strenuous at the beginning of the study session, and find it more easier to perform the task later in the day, instead of vice versa, as said in the abstract? ","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":null,"collapsed":false,"is_submitter":false,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eHello there, how would you explain the reverse situation of this study? For example, me as a college student, usually find studying for the same subject more strenuous at the beginning of the study session, and find it more easier to perform the task later in the day, instead of vice versa, as said in the abstract? \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","stickied":false,"can_gild":true,"subreddit":"science","score_hidden":false,"subreddit_type":"public","name":"t1_do8biso","created":1507778167.0,"author_flair_text":null,"created_utc":1507749367.0,"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/science","controversiality":0,"depth":0,"mod_reports":[],"num_reports":null,"distinguished":null}},{"kind":"t1","data":{"subreddit_id":"t5_mouw","approved_at_utc":null,"banned_by":null,"removal_reason":null,"link_id":"t3_75ow0m","likes":null,"replies":"","user_reports":[],"saved":false,"id":"do8k8mq","banned_at_utc":null,"gilded":0,"archived":false,"report_reasons":null,"author":"freethinker78","can_mod_post":false,"ups":1,"parent_id":"t3_75ow0m","score":1,"approved_by":null,"downs":0,"body":"That sounds more like tiredness than self-control. How do you define self-control?","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":null,"collapsed":false,"is_submitter":false,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat sounds more like tiredness than self-control. How do you define self-control?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","stickied":false,"can_gild":true,"subreddit":"science","score_hidden":false,"subreddit_type":"public","name":"t1_do8k8mq","created":1507787470.0,"author_flair_text":null,"created_utc":1507758670.0,"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/science","controversiality":0,"depth":0,"mod_reports":[],"num_reports":null,"distinguished":null}},{"kind":"t1","data":{"subreddit_id":"t5_mouw","approved_at_utc":null,"banned_by":null,"removal_reason":null,"link_id":"t3_75ow0m","likes":true,"replies":"","user_reports":[],"saved":false,"id":"do7tbjg","banned_at_utc":null,"gilded":0,"archived":false,"report_reasons":null,"author":"redditWinnower","can_mod_post":false,"ups":1,"parent_id":"t3_75ow0m","score":1,"approved_by":null,"downs":0,"body":"This AMA is being permanently archived by *The Winnower*, a publishing platform that offers traditional scholarly publishing tools to traditional *and* non-traditional scholarly outputs—because scholarly communication doesn’t just happen in journals.\n\nTo cite this AMA please use: [https://doi.org/10.15200/winn.150772.29928](https://www.thewinnower.com/papers/7691-plos-science-wednesday-hi-reddit-my-name-is-michael-and-my-research-challenges-the-notion-that-self-control-is-a-finite-resource-that-diminishes-with-use-over-time-ask-me-anything)\n\nYou can learn more and start contributing at [*authorea.com*](https://authorea.com)\n","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":" reward1","collapsed":false,"is_submitter":false,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis AMA is being permanently archived by \u003cem\u003eThe Winnower\u003c/em\u003e, a publishing platform that offers traditional scholarly publishing tools to traditional \u003cem\u003eand\u003c/em\u003e non-traditional scholarly outputs—because scholarly communication doesn’t just happen in journals.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo cite this AMA please use: \u003ca href=\"https://www.thewinnower.com/papers/7691-plos-science-wednesday-hi-reddit-my-name-is-michael-and-my-research-challenges-the-notion-that-self-control-is-a-finite-resource-that-diminishes-with-use-over-time-ask-me-anything\"\u003ehttps://doi.org/10.15200/winn.150772.29928\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can learn more and start contributing at \u003ca href=\"https://authorea.com\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eauthorea.com\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","stickied":false,"can_gild":false,"subreddit":"science","score_hidden":false,"subreddit_type":"public","name":"t1_do7tbjg","created":1507758738.0,"author_flair_text":null,"created_utc":1507729938.0,"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/science","controversiality":0,"depth":0,"mod_reports":[],"num_reports":null,"distinguished":null}},{"kind":"t1","data":{"subreddit_id":"t5_mouw","approved_at_utc":null,"banned_by":null,"removal_reason":null,"link_id":"t3_75ow0m","likes":null,"replies":"","user_reports":[],"saved":false,"id":"do87bgu","banned_at_utc":null,"gilded":0,"archived":false,"report_reasons":null,"author":"RetardsAdvocate","can_mod_post":false,"ups":1,"parent_id":"t3_75ow0m","score":1,"approved_by":null,"downs":0,"body":"15% of the sample is automatically gone. The standard deviation is almost 100% of the mean, *after* removing outliers. The fits are way out of boundaries and any correlation seems nonexistent.\n\nMaybe they're asking the wrong questions. Or at least not using the right test method.","edited":false,"author_flair_css_class":null,"collapsed":false,"is_submitter":false,"collapsed_reason":null,"body_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"md\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e15% of the sample is automatically gone. The standard deviation is almost 100% of the mean, \u003cem\u003eafter\u003c/em\u003e removing outliers. The fits are way out of boundaries and any correlation seems nonexistent.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMaybe they\u0026#39;re asking the wrong questions. Or at least not using the right test method.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","stickied":false,"can_gild":true,"subreddit":"science","score_hidden":false,"subreddit_type":"public","name":"t1_do87bgu","created":1507773815.0,"author_flair_text":null,"created_utc":1507745015.0,"subreddit_name_prefixed":"r/science","controversiality":0,"depth":0,"mod_reports":[],"num_reports":null,"distinguished":null}}],"after":null,"before":null}}]